The Summer King: An Opera on the life of Josh Gibson
A project in Portland, ME by Daniel Sonenberg000days
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A grand opera about the great Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson. World Premiere @ Portland, Maine's Merrill Auditorium on May 8!
Backers: 81
Average Pledge Per Backer: $76
Funded: $6,195 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 7th -> May 5th (29 days)
Project By: Daniel Sonenberg
Backers: 81
Average Pledge Per Backer: $76
Funded: $6,195 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 7th -> May 5th (29 days)
Project By: Daniel Sonenberg
$6,195
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 5 @ 17:03 -0400 GMT
123%
of goal
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Latest News
Local Maine Musician Creates Baseball Opera to Premiere Thursday at Merrill
May 5th - via: 949whom.com
PORTLAND, ME - Maine musician, Dan Sonenberg spent years making the “The Summer King,” an opera on the life of Josh Gibson. He’ll see those years come to fruition this Thursday night, May 8th with the world premiere at Merrill Auditorium in Portland at 7:30 p.m. (Read More)
Won't be long now 
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Backers, This is a minuscule update - because my work is not done. I am proofreading supertitles tonight, and also entering changes to the score based on two frantic days of orchestral rehearsals in Maine this past Wednesday and Thursday.... (Read More)
Final NYC update
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings most wonderful backers, I have been back in NYC for the last couple of days. Yesterday we had our first full room run of the opera - which means that for the first time ever, after over 10 years of work on the thing, I heard it (more or... (Read More)
Greetings from NYC
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings backers, Shortly after my last update, one week ago, we careened into and then slightly beyond our funding goal for this campaign. I have wanted to pace my updates so as not to overwhelm you, but know that I was savoring our shared victory.... (Read More)
What a week!
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, If anyone had told me a week ago that I'd wake up today to 50 of you, and only $400 shy of my goal, I wouldn't have believed it. Having a community of supporters and investors gather around this opera so quickly has been a... (Read More)
The meaning of your support
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, I am so overwhelmed that we have received 26 backers in 3 days. This has happened while I am working with my team putting in 12-16 hour days proofing, printing, and binding. I can tell you that every single Kickstarter donation has given... (Read More)
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